As to the kind of truth one finds in books, it is a truth that enables us sometimes to discern what things are not, without ever enabling us to discover what they are.
ANATOLE FRANCEIt is not customary to love what one has
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I prefer the errors of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.
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To be willing to die for an idea is to set a rather high price on conjecture.
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The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever.
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Whatever one may do, one is always alone in the world.
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Awaken people’s curiosity. It is enough to open minds, do not overload them. Put there just a spark.
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Without lies, humanity would perish of despair and boredom
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It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel.
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Time deals gently only with those who take it gently.
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Armenia is dying, but it will survive. The little blood that is left is precious blood that will give birth to a heroic generation. A nation that does not want to die, does not die.
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To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything.
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It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel.
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People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way of taking advantage of them.
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All changes, even the most longed for, must have their melancholy
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The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.
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If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
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